The Irish standard., 1887-04-02

not necessary" rejoined Mr.. D. b. Sui
Ivan; to which remarks his lordship
said not a word, and the traversers
walked out of court as free as air. Some
one has informed us that the jury d.
vided into equal halves-six for acquit-
tai and six against. We are breaking
no confidence in stating that the fol-
lowing jurors held out for acquittal of
the traversers: David Jack, Henry
Jack, VIM. Bailey, James d. Kane,
Henry Talbot, Augustus Abraham.
GALWAY.
A correspondent writes that some
time ago the tenants of Mr.. Ormsby
Bone Miller, who resides at Shrah,
midway between Lougbrea and Craugh-
well, demanded through the agent, MIR.
O'Donnell, Castlebar, an abatement of
rent. Having waited in vain for a re-
ply, favorable or otherwise. they met
recently and resolved on not accepting
less than 40 per cent. abatement. The
rent-warner has been urging the tenants
to send on their rent to the agent. To
this peremptory demand they have re-
piled by joining the plan of campaign,
by which they will Loyalty stand, come
what may. The land is an absentee.
KERRY.
Judge O'Brien, in opening tho Kerry
Assizes, said he grieved to announce
that there had been no decrease in
crime since the last assizes.
KINGS COUNTY.
A number of the tenants on the
property of Mr.. w. T. Trench, of
Loughton, Monegall, Kings county,
have received ejectment DEGREES. The
tenants demanded a reduction of 30 per
cent, which the landlord refused, after
which meeting of the tenants was
held, and the plan OF campaign adopted,
which the tenants are determined to
carry out.
LEITRIM.
The assizes for the county of Leitrim
wers opened in the court house by
Judge Murphy and Judge Lawson.
Judge Murphy, who presided in the
Crown Court, in addressing the grand
jury, said he had no observations to
make respecting the few cases that
were to go before them. There were
only four bills in all to be sent up-two
for larceny, one for obstructing the
sheriff, and the other for attacking
dwelling house.
LONGFORD.
Chief Baron Palles, opening the
Longford assizes, said he was happy to
inform them that their duties would be
light, there being only five bills of in
dictment to come before them, none OF
which presented any features of diff
Guilty.
LOUTH.
Mr.. James Roe, Ardee, has given his
tenants 20 per cent. reduction on the
judicial rents, and RENTED the whole
amount OF arrears of rent due by six
widows on the property.
The assizes were opened by Mr..
Justice Harrison. There was only one
case {embezzlement) to be tried, and
that having been disposed of, the assizes
MEATH.
At Trim in the County Meath, Lord
Justice F itzgibbon said: The Crown
Solicitors list for the present assizes
contains only four cases, one of which
has been over from the previous assizes,
and the remaining three are: One of lar
ceny and receiving and two of violent
assault 1 have no reason to suppose
that any of the cases will present any
circumstances of difficulty, and I have
no reason to doubt that you will be able
to dispose of them in very short time.
QUEENS COUNTY.
Marlborough quarter sessions com
menced before MIR. T. De Moleyns,
@. c., County Court Judge. There are
ejecLments listed for hear
ing, of which thirty-nine are against the
Luggacurran tenants. The other bust
ness is comparatively light.
SLIGO.
Mr.. Justice Lawson, opening the as
sizes at Sligo, told the grand jury there
were only three bills of a most trivial